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FDA Clears Topical Treatment for ‘Butterfly Children’

The novel delivery strategy is already being considered for the treatment of other rare skin conditions.

Krystal
Krystal

Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa is a rare inherited disease that causes fragile skin. People with the condition, known as "butterfly children," suffer from chronic blistering wounds all over their bodies and even in their throats and eyes. According to a recent MIT Technology News article, the FDA just approved the first gene therapy to treat the condition that is applied externally to the body. 

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